Lightweight champion Khabib
Nurmagomedov vs. Conor
McGregor was just announced as the main event for UFC 229, and
the card is already shaping up to be one of the biggest UFC events
of the year. Volkov (30-6) is coming off of a fourth-round knockout
over former heavyweight champion Fabricio
Werdum back in March and is undefeated in the UFC, having won
six fights in a row since his last loss in Bellator
MMA back in 2015.

The former Bellator heavyweight title holder will take on “The
Black Beast,” who is currently on a two-fight winning streak since
losing to Mark Hunt last
year. The two engaged in a light-hearted, bilingual exchange on
Twitter just over a week ago, which appears to have laid the
groundwork for the booking of the fight.